"Take My Breath Away" | ||||
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Single by Berlin | ||||
from the album Top Gun and Count Three & Pray | ||||
B-side | "Radar Radio" | |||
Released | June 1986 | |||
Recorded | 1986 | |||
Genre | Synth-pop[1][2] | |||
Length | 4:13 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Composer(s) | Giorgio Moroder | |||
Lyricist(s) | Tom Whitlock[3] | |||
Producer(s) | Giorgio Moroder | |||
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"Take My Breath Away" on YouTube | ||||
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"Take My Breath Away" is a song written by Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock for the 1986 film Top Gun, performed by American new wave band Berlin.[3] It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song[3] as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1986.
The slow-burning synth-pop anthem that made '80s-era swoon-worthy moments synonymous with cinematic romance.